College Basketball

Texas and Miami may have each built reputations for themselves off their past successes on the football field, but Sunday in the Elite Eight, it will be all about basketball as the No. 2 seed Longhorns and No. 5 seed Hurricanes square off in the final of the Midwest Regionals. The winner will advance to the Final Four next week in …

The Florida Atlantic Owls entered this NCAA Tournament with a 31-3 record, and they were a No. 9 seed. Think about that while you contemplate the team’s improbable but not-fluky journey to the Final Four. This team is the real deal. It is well-coached by Dusty May. It has legitimately good guards who can score and who take good shots. …

Former Purdue men’s basketball guard Sasha Stefanovic has retired from the game of basketball, he announced via social media on Sunday. Stefanovic played one year in the professional ranks, splitting time between the Kolossos Rodou B.C. in Greece and KK Mega Basket in Serbia this past season. After reaching the professional level, Stefanovic steps away from basketball. The former Purdue …

K-State football added its fourth commitment of the 2024 recruiting class on Sunday afternoon, and their first member of the defense with Castle Rock, CO native Jake Stonebraker. Other members of the class are Colorado QB Blake Barnett and offensive linemen Ryan Howard and Gus Hawkins. Stonebraker received his offer from K-State back in January, and visited in September for …

Interim Texas head coach Rodney Terry (right) took over the program in December Now he has the team on the cusp of a Final Four. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Can an interim coach get Texas to the Final Four? Or will Miami finally break through and punch its first Final Four ticket in program history? That’s what’s on the …

The roster turnover continues for the UNC basketball program as they have seen five players depart for the transfer portal. With the five leaving, it opens up some holes for Hubert Davis on his roster and so far, the Tar Heels have been active in pursuing a few recruits. Among the players in the portal that have heard from North …

USATSI March Madness has been absolute insanity, and it’s only going to get crazier as Sunday brings the final games of this season’s Elite Eight, beginning with the South Regional final between No. 5 seed San Diego State and No. 6 seed Creighton. Just how wild has this NCAA Tournament been? We’re guaranteed a first-time Final Four participant regardless of …

College basketball can — and should — be better. There’s a lot that’s right with the sport. Look at the parity and balance across the country. Look at the fact that we will have at least two first-time teams at the 2023 Final Four, and maybe three. Teams across the country, from various conferences outside the Power Fives, have a …

Florida Atlantic will be in the Final Four. The Owls beat Kansas State in the Elite Eight on Saturday to make a very improbable journey to college basketball’s ultimate weekend. However, don’t confuse improbability with flukishness. This was unlikely, but it wasn’t a fluke. This is a really good team in a college basketball season which lacked a dominant heavyweight …

The East Regional of the NCAA Tournament has concluded, with Florida Atlantic coming out of the region and heading to the Final Four. Michigan State got to the East region’s semifinal when they fell just short of knocking off Kansas State in overtime. Now that the region has concluded, the all-region team has been named. The team consisted of two …

Kansas State fell short of making its first Final Four since 1964 after losing to Florida Atlantic on Saturday, but the Owls gained an unlikely fan as they continue their magical run: Wildcats head coach Jerome Tang. As Florida Atlantic continued to celebrate punching its ticket to the school’s first Final Four appearance, Tang visited the locker room to give …

On Saturday evening, it sunk in that either Florida Atlantic, Creighton or San Diego State would be playing for a national championship on the final Monday of the college basketball season. This NCAA tournament has been unique, with no No. 1 seeds making the Elite Eight and a group of schools we’re not used to seeing this deep in March …

Gonzaga’s 2023 NCAA Tournament run ended on Saturday in a blowout loss to Connecticut. Now that the Zags’ season is over, get ready for a fresh round of speculation surrounding the school’s future, and more particularly, a possible move to the Big 12 Conference. While the Pac-12 considers adding San Diego State and maybe also SMU, the Big 12 and …

The West region was supposed to be a breeze for top-seeded Alabama. But after No. 5 San Diego State stunned the college basketball world on Friday, we’re now left with a surprise Elite Eight matchup between the Aztecs and No. 6 seed Creighton. The Aztecs’ defense is the primary reason they’re just one win away from the Final Four. It’s …

Getty Images After No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic’s 79-76 win over No. 3 seed Kansas State in the Elite Eight on Saturday, the Owls received an unlikely visitor in their locker room. Amid the sting of defeat, K-State coach Jerome Tang stopped by to congratulate FAU and implore the Owls to keep progressing as the program’s historic NCAA Tournament run …

Arkansas and Kansas. Again. For the third time in as many postseasons. On Sunday, the Razorbacks and Jayhawks will play in the Great Eight of the Women’s NIT from Lawrence. Tip time is scheduled for 2 p.m. Back in the winter, the two schools played a classic in the Liberty Bowl. Just over a week ago, Arkansas beat No. 1-seed …

NEW YORK — Entering Saturday night, the third-seeded Kansas State Wildcats were 14-0 in games in which they committed 12 turnovers or fewer. And in the first four minutes of an Elite Eight game against No. 9 Florida Atlantic, the Wildcats held a 4-0 advantage in the turnover department. Whether it was sloppy passing or active defensive hands, K-State was …

The Florida Atlantic men’s basketball team is in the Final Four for the first time in school history. The Owls’ next opponent in the national semifinals at Houston’s NRG Stadium will be able to say the same. No. 6 Creighton and No. 5 San Diego State play Sunday (2:20 p.m. ET, CBS) in the Elite Eight after advancing out of the …

The No. 2 seed Texas Longhorns and the No. 5 seed Miami Hurricanes square off in an Elite Eight showdown in the 2023 NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon. The Longhorns have beat Colgate, Penn State, and Xavier en route to this round. On the other side, the Hurricanes have knocked off Drake, Indiana, and Houston. Miami has made the Elite …

A pair of red hot teams looking to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history face off on Sunday in the 2023 NCAA Tournament South Region Final when the sixth-seeded Creighton Bluejays battle the fifth-seeded San Diego State Aztecs. The Bluejays (24-12, 14-6 Big East), who have won three in a row and six of seven, …

The frontcourt for the 2023-24 Oregon Ducks is about as unsettled as it could possibly get. Nate Bittle plans to return after averaging 7.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in 18 minutes per game last year, but until either N’Faly Dante or Kel’el Ware announce their plans for next season this team will need to explore the transfer portal to make …

One of the biggest changes in college basketball over the past few years has been the creation of the transfer portal, which effectively forces coaches to re-recruit their roster every offseason. For Dana Altman and the Ducks, it means the only guarantee for next year is the departure of Will Richardson, who exhausted his final year of eligibility while becoming …

No. 9 Florida Atlantic is the latest overlooked, out-of-nowhere tournament team to get hot at exactly the right time and march all the way to the Final Four. This has become more and more common in recent years. Of the nine teams to reach the national semifinals as a No. 9 seed or higher, six have occurred since 2013. Getting …

Florida Atlantic and Connecticut have already booked tickets for Houston. By the early evening Sunday, we’ll know which teams will join the Owls and Huskies in the Final Four. The Elite Eight wraps up with South and Midwest regional finals: In the South, No. 5 San Diego State meets No. 6 Creighton with both teams aiming to make the first Final Four …

The number eight looms large on the K-State basketball program as the season ends. K-State lost in the Elite Eight to Florida Atlantic, missing out on a trip to the Final Four for the 59th consecutive year. It also was the eighth Elite Eight loss in a row for the K-State basketball program, not getting over the hump since 1964’s …